Senior ASIC Engineer
Job Description
**Job Description**
A rapidly growing custom ASIC and SoC development company is seeking a **Senior ASIC Design Engineer** to join their team in San Jose. This role is ideal for professionals with stable work history, strong customer-facing experience, and full lifecycle ownership of ASIC/SoC projects—from spec to delivery. Experience in small, fast-paced companies is highly valued. Chiplet and datacenter experience is a strong plus.
**Location:** San Jose, CA – Onsite
**Type:** Full-Time
**Responsibilities****:**
– Lead ASIC/SoC architecture and micro-architecture development from concept through production
– Collaborate directly with customers to refine requirements and ensure successful delivery
– Drive design reviews, documentation, verification support, and cross-functional technical alignment
– Provide technical leadership in security, debug, and RAS features in ARM-based systems
**Required Expertise:**
**Security****:**
– Strong understanding of SoC security in ARM systems: hardware Root-of-Trust, Secure Boot, TrustZone, MMU/MPU, cryptographic engines, secure debug, TRNG, OTP/fuses, tamper detection
**Debug****:**
– Experience with ARM CoreSight architectures: trace components, external interfaces, debug tools
– Secure debug expertise highly preferred
**RAS****:**
– Experience implementing ARM RAS features: error detection, poisoning/reporting, fault injection, interconnect/fabric error management
**Qualifications****:**
– Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (required); Master’s preferred
– Senior-level experience in ASIC/SoC development with full project lifecycle ownership
– Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
– Experience in small, high-intensity engineering environments strongly preferred
– Local candidates preferred
– H1B may be considered if ample time remains on visa
**Why This Role Is a Great Opportunity**
Work with a leading technology company specializing in advanced ASIC and SoC solutions. Engineers here own full lifecycle projects, contribute to meaningful designs, and collaborate in a small, innovative, high-impact environment with a strong pipeline of cutting-edge technology and well-known customers.
